Taste Tea in All Its Forms in a Tokyo Restaurant
1899 Ochanomizu offers somewhat surprising dishes based around matcha, like octopus marinated in green tea.
© Restaurant 1899 Ochanomizu
Located in the Ochanomizu district (meaning ‘tea water’) in Tokyo, Restaurant 1899 Ochanomizu is the only establishment that studies the flavour and finesse of tea in fine detail.
Omelette and green sausages
The restaurant’s surprising but nonetheless appetising menu celebrates the ingredient with thirteen different dishes, including a green tea omelette roll with matcha potato salad, octopus marinated in green tea, and a variety of green sausages with matcha fries and roasted tea, all naturally accompanied by a green tea or, more unexpectedly, a matcha beer or matcha wine. This unique restaurant, opened in 2014, offers refined cuisine that manages to incorporate tea into dishes without hiding or overshadowing the other flavours present, such as umami.
The decor is equally pleasing: the interior is soothing, with a green colour that suits this Japanese nouvelle cuisine enhanced by green tea perfectly.
More information about 1899 Ochanomizu can be found on the restaurant’s website.
© Restaurant 1899 Ochanomizu
© Restaurant 1899 Ochanomizu
© Restaurant 1899 Ochanomizu
© Restaurant 1899 Ochanomizu
TRENDING
-
A Rare Japanese Garden Hidden Within Honen-in Temple in Kyoto
Visible only twice a year, ‘Empty River’, designed by landscape architect Marc Peter Keane, evokes the carbon cycle.
-
Colour Photos of Yakuza Tattoos from the Meiji Period
19th-century photographs have captured the usually hidden tattoos that covered the bodies of the members of Japanese organised crime gangs.
-
Recipe for Ichiraku Ramen from ‘Naruto’ by Danielle Baghernejad
Taken from the popular manga with the character of the same name who loves ramen, this dish is named after the hero's favourite restaurant.
-
Modernology, Kon Wajiro's Science of Everyday Observation
Makeup, beard shape, organisation of cupboards and meeting places: all of these details decipher 1920s Tokyoites.
-
Hitachi Park Offers a Colourful, Floral Breath of Air All Year Round
Only two hours from Tokyo, this park with thousands of flowers is worth visiting several times a year to appreciate all its different types.
